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Hong Kong police were searching for a man on Tuesday afternoon in connection with three reports of indecent assault and one case of indecent exposure in Tsuen Wan over the past three months.

Officers have stepped up patrols in the area.

The four alleged crimes, all on different days, occurred outside Riviera Gardens near Tsing Yi Bridge North on Tsing Tsuen Road between 8.30am and midday. The victims were aged between 20 and 42, according to a police source.

The source said the incidents happened when the victims were on their way to work or jogging.

The indecent exposure took place on May 16. The three indecent assaults occurred on May 31, June 6 and July 26.

“He attacked the victims from behind, and pushed them to the ground before fleeing on foot,” the source said.

Officers were reviewing surveillance footage to track down the attacker.